ok, well what do you think about it? its about 200 bucks...

3 phono, 6 line, 2 mic inputs
Gain, 3 band EQ w/full kill, and pan on each channel
Penny & Giles crossfader
Mic channel features 3 band EQ
Kill switches for channels 1 and 3 located near the crossfader
Effects loop w/ 1/4" send and return
Cue section features PFL, cue pan
2 headphone outputs
Balanced Master output (1/4")
Booth output
Input LED on each channel
User replaceable faders

It's alright for the price. Kinda cheap feeling. I don't know about durability, as I've only used them, never owned one.

Even though it's slightly pricier, I much prefer the 501 to the 401. The 501 doesn't feel as cheaply made, and I really like the volume faders and the crossfader.

i have one of these guys...

overall i think its good for the price (i got it for $130) but yeah it does feel cheap. kill switches are awfully useful though.

7/10 or soemthing

-phase

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thanx for responding...when you say 'feels cheap'..what do you mean exactly?

i got one i used for like 3 months or so i'd like to get rid of.

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Originally posted by MERLIN i got one i used for like 3 months or so i'd like to get rid of.

right on. instant message me: ivanb

or pm me. thanks dood

I use the 501. Its excellent for the money I think. I paid £230ukp for mine and for that the only other mixer I couldve got was a vestax pcv or sumthing like that.. which I heard was a bit stiff on the old crossfader (ok for club. useless for scratching). The 501 and I belive the 401 too, comes with P&G crossfader. I dont think there are any other mixers in this group that comes with a P&G x-fader..

Ive had mine at least 6 months and its as good as the day I bought it. My friend has the original version before they changed the colour scheme and he has thrashed his hard daily for over a year and he still isnt looking for a new mixer as yet. It was him that actually recommended me the 501.

They only downfall I can find is the EQ/Gain dials are fairly stiff which in some ways are good but not so good when you want to instant kill a channels EQ or something and the volume fader reverse button shouldnt be near the low EQ as I have occasionally knocked it completely muting a channel! Disaster if your recording a mix and you mute a channel thats playing out! Also when switching the channel assigning for the x-fader you hear a slight mute in the track playing. It doesnt bother me since I dont switch the crossfader assign to A/B all the time but to some people this may be a problem..

I dont know why people think its a cheap feeling mixer (the 401 anyways. cant be THAT much different over the 501).... You have an aluminum plate over the x-fader and channel faders. The faders have nice chunky slider nobs (if thats what you call em), they hardly wobble and are a smooth as silk. All the dials are firm and smooth too. Id recommend the 501 to anyone who is looking for a have decent mixer to learn on. Ive no intention of upgrading for a long time..

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3 channel scratch mixer Assign effects loop to each individual channel, plus the mic Custom High Quality P&G (Penny & Giles) Crossfader with VCA curve adjustment and crossfader assign Assignable Crossfader (A, B, Bypass) VCA Crossfader curve control and reverse Curve control and reverse on Linefaders Each channel features a gain control, slider Pan, and a versatile 3 band EQ with complete KILL Balanced XLR master output (unbalanced RCA also provided) Booth output Rotatable 3 Position phono/line switch with flash feature Separate channel input and master output LED meters Headphone mute Dual headphone outputs (1/4"/6.3mm and 1/8"/3.5mm) Fully assignable Send/Return connections for external effects Pre Fader Listen (PFL) of channels and effects loop with Cue Pan control 3 line, 3 phono, and 2 mic inputs Mic channel features gain controls and a 3 band EQ Channel fader reverse switch Protekt Panel User replaceable faders OS2 compatible

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Last edited by trancecadet on Jan-29-2006 at 10:57